// Author: Mark Jessop ( lenniethelemming@gmail.com )
// Purpose: Iterate Syracuse numbers

public class Syracuse
{
	public static void main (String[] args)
	{
	    int x = 19;// Define Syracuse number here
		System.out.println("The first number is " + x);		
		while (x > 1) // Start the loop. Loop will end when x = 1
		{
		    if (x % 2 == 0)  // Check if the number is even.
		    {
			x=x/2; // If it is, divide it by two.
		    }
		else
		    {
			x = (3 * x) + 1; // If it isn't, times it by 3 and add 1
		    }
		    System.out.println("The new syracuse number is " + x); // Print the current number
		}
		System.out.println("Syracuse number is now 1. Loop ended."); // Loop ended
	}
}